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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-10-2008 | Original Paper

Social Anxiety in High-functioning Children and Adolescents with Autism and Asperger Syndrome

Auteurs: Sanna Kuusikko, Rachel Pollock-Wurman, Katja Jussila, Alice S. Carter, Marja-Leena Mattila, Hanna Ebeling, David L. Pauls, Irma Moilanen

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 9/2008

Abstract

We examined social anxiety and internalizing symptoms using the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C), the Social Anxiety Scale for Children -Revised (SASC-R), and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in a sample of fifty-four high-functioning subjects with autism or Asperger syndrome (HFA/AS) (M = 11.2 ± 1.7 years) and 305 community subjects (M = 12.2 ± 2.2 years). Children and adolescents completed the SPAI-C and SASC-R, and their parents completed the CBCL Internalizing scale. Adolescents with HFA/AS scored higher than the community sample on all measures. Behavioural avoidance and evaluative social anxiety increased by age within the HFA/AS group, whereas behavioural avoidance decreased by age in control participants. Data support that HFA/AS in adolescents may be associated with clinically relevant social anxiety symptoms.

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Titel: Social Anxiety in High-functioning Children and Adolescents with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Auteurs: Sanna Kuusikko
Rachel Pollock-Wurman
Katja Jussila
Alice S. Carter
Marja-Leena Mattila
Hanna Ebeling
David L. Pauls
Irma Moilanen
Publicatiedatum: 01-10-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 9/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0555-9

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